THE African Union (AU) has unveiled the calendar of events for the fifth edition of the biggest awards event on the continent, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). The unveiling on Monday in Accra, Ghana, followed a visit by the AFRIMA delegation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Akufo-Addo welcomed the visiting delegation led by the Head of Culture, African Union Commission, Mrs. Angela Martins, at the Presidential Office, Jubilee House, Accra. The President described the initiative as a platform that… Read more

This year’s edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) annual calendar of programmes will be unveiled on May 21 by the African Union Commission (AUC). The ceremony will be in collaboration with the Government of Ghana and the International Committee of AFRIMA during a world media event and music conference scheduled for Accra, the capital of Ghana. Part of the agenda for the calendar unveiling of the fifth annual edition of AFRIMA is a visit to President of Ghana, Nana… Read more

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has called on stakeholders to ensure a credible, transparent, free and fair election in Ekiti State on July 14. AU-ECOSOCC, a group representing Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in 55 countries of Africa, stressed that credible elections are determinant factors for good governance in any society. Speaking with reporters in Ado-Ekiti, Nigerian Representative/Chairperson, Social Affairs and Health, AU-ECOSOCC, Dr. Tunji Asaolu, described the Ekiti poll as a pointer to what to expect… Read more

THE Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA) has asked the African Union (AU) to undertake a fact-finding mission to establish the circumstances surrounding the abduction of over 100 school girls from Dapchi in Yobe State. It urged the commission to prevail on the authorities to end similar abductions. WELA’s Executive Director, Mrs Funmi Falana, wrote the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, chaired by Prof. Benyam Dawit Mezmur. Falana said the organisation was concerned… Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mocked the choice of President Muhammed Buhari as anti-corruption champion by the African Union (AU), describing the choice as laughable, derisory and eminently qualified as Africa’s joke of the year. In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said it was clear that leaders of the AU were not well briefed on happenings in Nigeria. The party said that unknown to the AU leaders, "heavy sleazes" are being… Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met face to face on Sunday at the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was the first time they met since the open letter from Obasanjo to Buhari last Tuesday. Obasanjo, in the letter, had criticised Buhari's administration and accused him of nepotism and failure to revive the economy, among other accusations. Obasanjo had also advised Buhari not to contest the 2019 Presidential elections. They met briefly on Sunday… Read more

The second batch of 487 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport at about 10.43 p.m. on Monday in Max Air. On Friday, the Federal Government announced the establishment of a reception centre in Port Harcourt for 5,037 Nigerians being evacuated from Libya. The returnees were received by officials of National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA ), led representatives from other Federal Government agencies. NEMA officials conveyed the returnees to Haji camp where they were profiled and fed.… Read more

Liberia ’s National Elections Commission ( NEC ) has presented certificate of return to the President-elect, George Weah; Vice President-elect, Jewel Howard-Taylor, and the newly elected members of the House of Representatives. Chairman of NEC, Mr Jerome Korkoya, performed the ceremony at the commission’s headquarters in Monrovia on Thursday evening. According to local media, 66 out of the 73 elected lawmakers were certificated, leaving out seven who are facing legal challenges over their election in the October 10 general polls.… Read more

… To recall Nigerian troops from Guinea Bissau President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday emphasized the need for “accountability and good neighbourliness” in both the West Africa sub-region and the continent as a whole. The President made the remark when he met with the President of ECOWAS Commission and Chairperson of the African Union Commission at State House, Abuja. Receiving the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel A. de Souza, President Buhari said it was gladdening that the organization was demanding… Read more

The 5th European Union and African Union Summit slated for November 29- 30, is underway in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Africa’s and Europeans’ heads of states and governments are expected with leaders of the continents’ institutions and organizations. This year’s summit has a very interesting central theme – ‘Investing in the Youth for a Sustainable Future’. The triennial meeting which was last held in Brussels, Belgium in 2014 is expected to reach key decisions that would provide political guidance towards effective strategic… Read more

The African Union (AU) on Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission in a statement said Tuesday’s decision will go down in history as an act of statesmanship that can only bolster Mugabe’s political legacy. Mugabe resigned on Tuesday after pressure from the military and Zimbabweans, ending his 37-year grip on power. His resignation was greeted with wild scenes of celebration by Zimbabweans who now look forward to a new political… Read more

*2019 elections will be free, fair, says Presidency The Presidency on Monday noted that the United Nation’s prediction that 2019 elections in Nigeria will be credible and violent free is another indication of the world’s confidence in Nigeria’s current administration. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, a day after a United Nations representative made the prediction in a Channels TV interview, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, expressed pleasure at the world body’s… Read more

With the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) scheduled for Friday, November 10 and Sunday, November 12 in Lagos, The African Union Commission, AUC, and AFRIMA’s international committee, have unveiled an array of activities and performers. Some of the events include the Africa Music Business Roundtable (AMBR) on November 10 which is a platform for African music executives, investors and artistes to chart a course for development towards the nurturing and packaging of music in a way that creates jobs and… Read more